Margaret Harper

Not the same as Martha Carter

Margaret (Kilpatrick) Harper was born about 1710, daughter of Alexander Kilpatrick and Elizabeth Easley.

Biography

MARGARET KILPATRICK. Margaret died in Dobbs County, North Carolina.

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~paday/genealogy/dobbers/harperalexan...

William, Elizabeth Harper Johnston, and Robert are proven children of Alexander although only Elizabeth and Robert are proven children of Margaret. It had been speculated that Margaret wife of Ephraim Spivey was also a daughter and this list of her children can be proven from other sources.

William died between the 1816 Greene County Tax List and the 1820 Census. The above appears to be William's widow, Sarah, requesting a dower from the estate and the heirs who would be the children of Alexander. This gives us a list of children for Alexander and Margaret. Francis Hodges noted that most likely the sons were named in order of birth and we know that Francis was the oldest,mWilliam one of the oldest and Robert the youngest. The girls are probably named in order also although Margaret may be younger than Elizabeth.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Harper-5858

Alexander Harper was born 1708 [ Westbury, Wiltshire, England] , [the son of John Witherow Harper.]

He married Margaret Kilpatrick (1710 [Scotland]–1790 Dobbs, NC) the daughter of Alexander Kilpatrick and [Margaret] Elizabeth Easley. They had the following children, all in Dobbs County:

1. Francis Harper 1737–1790
2. William Harper 1730–1816 m. Sarah
3. John Harper 1727–1827 m. Ann Ormond
4. Elizabeth Harper m. Elijah Johnson
5. Alexander Harper 1730–1825 m. Courtney Coward
6. Blaney Harper 1730–1816 m.Mary "Polly"Hood
7. Hugh Harper 1733– m. Eleanor 'Laney' Ward
8. Margaret Harper 1734– m. Ephraim Spivey
9. Polly Harper 1735– m. Jesse Hart
10. Robert Harper 1736– m. Nancy Ann Pope
11. Susannah Harper 1737– m. John Forkland

He died December 1790 in Davie, North Carolina.

A Sister of John Kilpatrick

Alexander Harper is named brother in law in thd Will of John Kilpatrick, Craven County, North Carolina, Written 18 March 1760 Probate July Court 1760.

Abstract of will:

• 25 shillings each to brother Isler Kilpatrick's daughter Rachel Kilpatrick;
• brother William Kilpatrick's son Warren Kilpatrick
• ; brother in law Henry Turner's daughter Hannah Turner;
• brother in law Aaron Grizzard's daughter Lucy Grizzard;
• brother in law Alexander Harper's son FRANCIS HARPER;
• brother in law Thomas Carter's son ALEXANDER HARPER; [SIC]
• bay colt to cousin John Turner,
• rest of estate to wife Elizabeth except land to be equally divided between her brothers and sisters and my brothers and sisters;
• land to be sold at wife's death and money to be equally divided between above named nieces and nephews.
• Executors: wife Elizabeth Kilpatrick and Henry Turner.
• Witnesses: Manoah Patrick and Henry Turner

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Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1710 in Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain (now United Kingdom).

Date and place of death have also been (erroneously?) reported to be:

• 1790 in Dobbs County (now either Greene County or Lenoir County), North Carolina, United States
• July 8, 1796 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 2 2018, 19:50:09 UTC
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• http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~paday/genealogy/dobbers/harperalexan...